Stefani Stoeva


Stefani Stoeva is a Bulgarian badminton player specializing in doubles. Her current partner is her older sister, Gabriela Stoeva. The sisters have won some titles, including gold medals in the 2015 European Games and 2018 European Championships. Stefani Stoeva has also won some individual titles in women's singles competition.

Career Summary

Stoeva started playing badminton at age 9 at the Haskovo School Club in 2007. She won gold medals at the U17 European Championships in the girls' singles and doubles. At the 2014 Scottish Open Grand Prix, she won in the women's doubles event, partnered with Gabriela Stoeva. They beat Heather Olver and Lauren Smith of England in the finals round with the score 21-7, 21-15.
In 2015, she won the Dutch Open in women's doubles against the top seeds, World No.7 Eefje Muskens and Selena Piek of Nederlands with the score 24–22, 21–15 in the final. She won the Russian Open against Johanna Goliszewski and Carla Nelte of German 21–15, 21–17. She competed in the European Games, and won gold in the women's doubles alongside her sister.
In 2016, Stoeva competed at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics, but did not advance to the knocked-out stage after placing third in the group D stage.
In 2017, she became the women's doubles runner-up at the Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold. They lost to China pair Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan with the score 16–21, 15–21. The sisters also won the silver medal at the European Championships.

Achievements

European Games

Women's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2015Baku Sports Hall,
Baku, Azerbaijan		 Gabriela Stoeva Ekaterina Bolotova
Evgeniya Kosetskaya		21–12, 23–21 Gold

European Championships

Women's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018Palacio de Deportes de Huelva,
Huelva, Spain		 Gabriela Stoeva Émilie Lefel
Anne Tran		21–12, 21–10 Gold
2017Sydbank Arena,
Kolding, Denmark		 Gabriela Stoeva Kamilla Rytter Juhl
Christinna Pedersen		11–21, 21–15, 11–21 Silver

European Junior Championships

Girls' singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2013ASKI Sport Hall, Ankara, Turkey Line Kjærsfeldt21–13, 23–25, 21–19 Gold

Girls' doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2013ASKI Sport Hall,
Ankara, Turkey		 Gabriela Stoeva Julie Finne-Ipsen
Rikke Soby Hansen		21–11, 21–18 Gold

BWF World Tour (5 titles, 3 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation. The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.
Women's doubles
YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2020Spain MastersSuper 300 Gabriela Stoeva Greysia Polii
Apriyani Rahayu		21–18, 20–22, 17–21 Runner-up
2019Dutch OpenSuper 100 Gabriela Stoeva Rin Iwanaga
Kie Nakanishi		21–10, 22–20 Winner
2018Scottish OpenSuper 100 Gabriela Stoeva Émilie Lefel
Anne Tran		21–16, 21–9 Winner
2018SaarLorLux OpenSuper 100 Gabriela Stoeva Ni Ketut Mahadewi Istirani
Rizki Amelia Pradipta		22–20, 15–21, 21–19 Winner
2018French OpenSuper 750 Gabriela Stoeva Mayu Matsumoto
Wakana Nagahara		14–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2018Dutch OpenSuper 100 Gabriela Stoeva Selena Piek
Cheryl Seinen		21–17, 21–18 Winner
2018Orleans MastersSuper 100 Gabriela Stoeva Delphine Delrue
Léa Palermo		21–8, 21–14 Winner
2018Swiss OpenSuper 300 Gabriela Stoeva Ayako Sakuramoto
Yukiko Takahata		21–19, 15–21, 18–21 Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix (3 titles, 3 runners-up)

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation since 2007.
Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2017Swiss Open Gabriela Stoeva Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan		16-21, 15-21 Runner-up
2016Dutch Open Gabriela Stoeva Setyana Mapasa
Gronya Somerville		21-17, 17-21, 16-21 Runner-up
2015Dutch Open Gabriela Stoeva Eefje Muskens
Selena Piek		24–22, 21–15 Winner
2015Russian Open Gabriela Stoeva Johanna Goliszewski
Carla Nelte		21–15, 21–17 Winner
2014Scottish Open Gabriela Stoeva Heather Olver
Lauren Smith		21–7, 21–15 Winner
2014Brasil Open Gabriela Stoeva Johanna Goliszewski
Carla Nelte		5-11, 7-11, 11-4, 10-11 Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (26 titles, 9 runners-up)

Women's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2014White Nights Petya Nedelcheva14–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2014Slovenian International Soraya de Visch Eijbergen21–18, 21–14 Winner
2013Turkey International Neslihan Yigit14–21, 21–16, 21–19 Winner
2013Bulgarian Eurasia Open Linda Zetchiri21–16, 21–18 Winner
2013Indonesia International Dinar Dyah Ayustine21–13, 15–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2012Bulgarian International Petya Nedelcheva9–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2012Bulgarian Hebar Open Alesia Zaitsava17–21, 21–18, 10–21 Runner-up
2011Hungarian International Camilla Sorensen23–21 21–14 Winner

Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019Italian International Gabriela Stoeva Ekaterina Bolotova
Alina Davletova		21–11, 21–14 Winner
2019Belgian International Gabriela Stoeva Rachel Honderich
Kristen Tsai		21–16, 21–15 Winner
2019Spanish International Gabriela Stoeva Émilie Lefel
Anne Tran		21–8, 21–10 Winner
2018Bulgarian Open Gabriela Stoeva Amalie Magelund
Freja Ravn		21–16, 21–19 Winner
2017Bulgarian Open Gabriela Stoeva Bengisu Ercetin
Nazlıcan Inci		21–16, 21–12 Winner
2015Turkey International Gabriela Stoeva Ozge Bayrak
Neslihan Yigit		21–19, 21–12 Winner
2015Italian International Gabriela Stoeva Setyana Mapasa
Gronya Somerville		21–19, 18–21, 13–6 Retired Winner
2015Irish Open Gabriela Stoeva Julie Finne-Ipsen
Rikke S. Hansen		21–10, 22–24, 21–9 Winner
2015Welsh International Gabriela Stoeva Heather Olver
Lauren Smith		21–10, 22–20 Winner
2015Bulgarian International Gabriela Stoeva Eva Lee
Paula Lynn Obanana		21–14, 21–10 Winner
2015Spanish International Gabriela Stoeva Anastasia Chervyakova
Olga Morozova		21–16, 21–11 Winner
2015Orleans International Gabriela Stoeva Heather Olver
Lauren Smith		22–20, 16–21, 21–9 Winner
2014Turkey International Gabriela Stoeva Ozge Bayrak
Neslihan Yigit		21–11, 21–9 Winner
2014Swiss International Gabriela Stoeva Meiliana Jauhari
Aprilsasi Putri Lejarsar Variella		11–6, 11–5, 11–9 Winner
2014Spanish Open Gabriela Stoeva Imogen Bankier
Kirsty Gilmour		21–14, 21–9 Winner
2014Slovenian International Gabriela Stoeva Victoria Dergunova
Olga Morozova		21–16, 21–17 Winner
2014Finnish Open Gabriela Stoeva Line Damkjaer Kruse
Marie Roepke		17–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2014Orleans International Gabriela Stoeva Imogen Bankier
Petya Nedelcheva		14–21, 7–21 Runner-up
2014Austrian International Gabriela Stoeva Olga Golovanova
Viktoriia Vorobeva		21–17, 20–22, 21–15 Winner
2013Turkey International Gabriela Stoeva Ozge Bayrak
Neslihan Yigit		21–15, 21–8 Winner
2013Bulgarian International Gabriela Stoeva Eva Lee
Paula Lynn Obanana		21–15, 21–10 Winner
2013Belgian International Gabriela Stoeva Imogen Bankier
Petya Nedelcheva		21–13, 11–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2013Bulgarian Eurasia Open Gabriela Stoeva Petya Nedelcheva
Dimitria Popstoikova		11–21, 8–21 Runner-up
2012Turkey International Gabriela Stoeva Ozge Bayrak
Neslihan Yigit		19–21, 21–14, 23–21 Winner
2012Bulgarian International Gabriela Stoeva Ozge Bayrak
Neslihan Yigit		21–9, 21–17 Winner
2012Bulgarian Hebar Open Gabriela Stoeva Rumiana Ivanova
Dimitria Popstoikova		15–21, 21–14, 21–11 Winner
2012Banuinvest International Gabriela Stoeva Sandra-Maria Jensen
Line Kjaersfeldt		19–21, 21–17, 16–21 Runner-up